"Spinal Fusion" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Operative immobilization or ankylosis of two or more vertebrae by fusion of the vertebral bodies with a short bone graft or often with diskectomy or laminectomy. (From Blauvelt & Nelson, A Manual of Orthopaedic Terminology, 5th ed, p236; Dorland, 28th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D013123
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.555.100.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Spinal Fusion- Spinal Fusion
- Fusion, Spinal
- Fusions, Spinal
- Spinal Fusions
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Spinal Fusion" by people in Profiles.
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Health Care Costs After Lumbar Fusion and Disk Replacement for Diskogenic Pain. Orthopedics. 2025; 48(2):117-120.
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Health Care Costs Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion or Cervical Disc Arthroplasty. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2024 Apr 15; 49(8):530-535.
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Posterior Thoracolumbar Instrumented Fusion for Burst Fractures: A Meta-analysis. Clin Spine Surg. 2019 03; 32(2):57-63.
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Alarm Value of Somatosensory Evoked Potential in Idiopathic Scoliosis Surgery. World Neurosurg. 2016 Aug; 92:397-401.
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A biomechanical comparison of three different posterior fixation constructs used for c6-c7 cervical spine immobilization: a finite element study. Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo). 2014; 54(9):727-35.
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Biomechanical comparison of occiput-C1-C2 fixation techniques: C0-C1 transarticular screw and direct occiput condyle screw. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2012 May 20; 37(12):E696-701.
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Three-dimensional kinematic analysis of the cervical spine after anterior cervical decompression and fusion at an adjacent level: a preliminary report. Eur Spine J. 2012 May; 21(5):946-55.
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Biomechanical effect of the C2 laminar decortication on the stability of C2 intralaminar screw construct and biomechanical comparison of C2 intralaminar screw and C2 pars screw. Neurosurgery. 2011 Sep; 69(1 Suppl Operative):ons1-6; discussion ons6-7.
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Biomechanical and morphometric evaluation of occipital condyle for occipitocervical segmental fixation. Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo). 2011; 51(10):701-6.
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In vivo three-dimensional morphometric analysis of the lumbar pedicle isthmus. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2009 Nov 15; 34(24):2599-604.